Wright State University-Miami Valley
College of Nursing and Health
EVALUATION and QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Element
Evaluation Criteria
Timeline
Data Source
Locus of Responsibility
Expected Outcomes
STANDARD I. PROGRAM QUALITY: MISSION AND GOVERNANCE
The mission, goals, and expected aggregate student and faculty outcomes are congruent with those of the parent institution, reflect professional nursing
standards and guidelines, and consider the needs and expectations of the community of interest. Policies of the parent institution and nursing program clearly
support the program’s mission, goals, and expected outcomes. The faculty and students of the program are involved in the governance of the program and in
the ongoing efforts to improve program quality.
Mission, goals, and
expected aggregate
student and faculty
outcomes
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Faculty Outcomes in
Teaching,
Scholarship,
University mission/goals
CoNH mission/goals
Ohio Nurse Practice Act
AACN Essentials of
Baccalaureate Education for
Professional Nursing Practice
AACN Essentials of Master’s
Education for Advanced
Practice Nursing
Essentials of Doctoral
Education for Advanced
Nursing Practice
AACN Essential Clinical
Resources
ANA Standards for
Professional Practice
Specialty organization
standards
CCNE and NLNAC standards
Graduate outcomes
Needs and interests of the
community of interest
 Appointment, promotion, and
tenure policies
 Faculty teaching awards
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Approved 2/21/2011, Program Assessment
Every 5 years
Fall
University Bulletins
Dean
CoNH Student
Handbooks
Associate Deans
Faculty Curriculum
Handbook
Curriculum Committees
Minutes of Curriculum
Committees
Minutes of Advisory
Committee
Annually
AAUP Collective
Bargaining Agreement
Dean
Faculty
Faculty and
administrators make
appropriate changes in
mission, goals, and
expected aggregate
student and faculty
outcomes to be
consistent with parent
institution.
Expected faculty
outcomes in teaching,
scholarship, service, and
Element
Service, & Practice
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Evaluation Criteria
Timeline
 Attendance at CE and faculty
development activities
 Grants / Awards
 Peer-reviewed publications
 Professional presentations
 Service activities
 Practice activities
Roles of faculty and
students in
governance
Faculty role in governance of
program is clearly defined and
promote participation.
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Student role in governance of
program is clearly defined and
promote participation.
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Formal Complaints
CoNH programs/tracks
Accreditation/approval status
Academic Calendar
Recruitment / Admission
policies
Progression / Retention /
Readmission policies
Transfer credit policies
Grading policies
Degree completion
requirements
Tuition and fees
Grievance Policy
OBN 4723-5-12
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Locus of Responsibility
College Bylaws
AAR Committee
Faculty handbook
Promotion & Tenure
Committee
Faculty Annual Self
Evaluations
Annual Summary of
Faculty Accomplishments
Annually
WSU & CoNH
Organizational Charts
Dean
College Bylaws
Faculty Affairs
Committee
Faculty handbook
Student handbooks
Minutes of all CoNH
Committees
Organizational Charts clearly
show lines of responsibility and
communication
Documents and
Publications
Data Source
Annually
Annually
Associate Deans
Student Affairs
Committee
University/CoNHWeb Site
Dean
University Bulletins
Associate Deans
Recruitment brochures
Track Directors
Student Handbooks
Student Affairs Quarterly
Student Affairs
Committee
Student Handbooks
Associate Deans
Student Affairs
Expected Outcomes
practice are clearly
identified and are
congruent with mission,
goals, and expected
student outcomes.
Faculty participate in
program governance by
making appropriate
changes in governance
documents.
Students participate in
program governance by
making suggestions for
change in program
governance.
Accurate and consistent
information is provided
in catalogs, brochures,
and other printed
materials.
Academic policies of the
parent institution and
the nursing program are
congruent.
Grievance policy
provides mechanism for
student appeal.
Element
Evaluation Criteria
Timeline
Data Source
Locus of Responsibility
Expected Outcomes
STANDARD II. PROGRAM QUALITY: INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT AND RESOURCES
The parent institution demonstrates ongoing commitment and support for the nursing program. The institution makes available resources to enable the
program to achieve its mission, goals, and expected aggregate student and faculty outcomes. The faculty, as a resource of the program, enables the
achievement of the mission, goals, and expected aggregate student outcomes.
Fiscal & Physical
Resources
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Budget
Faculty office space
Learning Resource Center
Classrooms
Computer services and labs
Clinical agencies
Office of Nursing Research
Every 2 years
CoNH Budget
Provost
Inventory
Dean
University classroom
group reports
Associate Deans
LRC evaluations
Assistant Dean for Fiscal
Affairs
Computer lab data
Faculty
Faculty/student ratios
CATs
EBI survey
Agency Agreement files
and summary table
Academic Support
Services
 Center for Teaching &
Learning
 Library, Media, & Instructional
Resources
 CoNH Office of Student &
Alumni Affairs personnel
 Secretarial support
Every 2 years
CTL Reports
CTL
Library evaluation
Library personnel
The fiscal resources are
adequate to support the
CoNH goals.
Physical resources are
adequate to support the
CoNH goals.
Learning resources (LRC,
computers, software)
are comprehensive,
current, developed with
faculty input, and
available and accessible
to faculty and students.
Academic support
services (library, CTL)
are adequate to meet
the CoNH’s needs.
Academic Advising
services are adequate
to meet the CoNH’s
needs.
Secretarial support is
adequate to meet the
CoNH’s needs.
Chief Nurse
Administrator
 Ohio Nurse Practice Act
 CCNE and NLNAC standards
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Curriculum Vitae of Dean
Provost
Dean’s Annual Self
Evaluation
Dean
The Dean (Chief nurse
administrator)
possesses appropriate
qualifications.
Element
Faculty
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Evaluation Criteria
 Ohio Nurse Practice Act
 CCNE and NLNAC standards
 OBR Subsidy Model FTE
Timeline
Annually
Data Source
Locus of Responsibility
Faculty Personnel Files
Dean
Curricula Vitae of Faculty
Associate Deans
Faculty Annual Self
Evaluations
Faculty
Expected Outcomes
Faculty members are
academically and
professionally qualified
and maintain expertise
appropriate to their
responsibilities.
Sufficient number of
faculty are employed to
accomplish mission,
goals, and expected
student and faculty
outcomes.
Preceptors
 Ohio Nurse Practice Act
 CCNE and NLNAC standards
Quarterly
Preceptor Form
Associate Deans
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Environment
Supportive of
Faculty Teaching,
Scholarship,
Service, & Practice
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Dean
Faculty
 WSU AAUP Collective
Bargaining Agreement
 Faculty development activities
 Faculty teaching activities
 Faculty scholarship activities
 Faculty service activities
 Faculty practice activities
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Approved 2/21/2011, Program Assessment
Annually
Curricula Vitae of Faculty
Dean
Faculty Annual Self
Evaluations
Associate Deans
Faculty
AAR Committee
Preceptors are
academically and
professionally qualified
and maintain expertise
appropriate to their
responsibilities.
WSU and the CoNH
provide and support an
environment that
encourages faculty
teaching, scholarship,
service, and practice.
Element
Evaluation Criteria
Timeline
Data Source
Locus of Responsibility
Expected Outcomes
STANDARD III. PROGRAM QUALITY: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING-LEARNING PRACTICES
The curriculum is developed in accordance with the mission, goals, and expected aggregate student outcomes and reflects professional nursing standards and
guidelines and the needs and expectations of the community of interest. Teaching-learning practices are congruent with expected individual student learning
outcomes and expected aggregate student outcomes. The environment for teaching-learning fosters achievement of the expected individual student learning
outcomes.
Curriculum:
Development,
Implementation &
Revision reflect
mission, goals, and
expected student
outcomes
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BSN builds on
foundation of arts,
sciences and
humanities.
MS/DNP build on
competencies of
BSN and focuses on
advanced nursing
roles.
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 WSU Program Outcomes of
the Graduate
 AACN Essentials of
Baccalaureate Education for
Professional Nursing Practice
 AACN Essentials of Master’s
Education for Advanced
Practice Nursing
 Essentials of Doctoral
Education for Advanced
Nursing Practice
 AACN Essential Clinical
Resources
 ANA Standards for
Professional Practice
 Specialty organization
standards
 CCNE and NLNAC standards
Undergraduate
Curricula - odd
years
Curriculum Handbook
Graduate
Curricula - even
years
Course syllabi / reports
 WSU Gen Ed Core
 AACN Essentials of
Baccalaureate Education for
Professional Nursing Practice
 AACN Essentials of Master’s
Education for Advanced
Practice Nursing
 Essentials of Doctoral
Education for Advanced
Nursing Practice
 AACN Essential Clinical
Undergraduate
Curricula - odd
years
WSU Gen Ed Core
Graduate
Curricula - even
years
Minutes of Curriculum
Committees
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Curriculum Committees
Minutes of Curriculum
Committees
Examples of student
work
CoNH curricula are
congruent with the
program’s mission,
goals, and expected
student outcomes and
reflect relevant
professional nursing
standards and
guidelines.
Comprehensive Testing
Program results (EVOVE /
HESI)
CoNH Nursing Curriculum
Model
End–of-program
evaluations
Examples of student
work
CoNH curricula are
developed,
implemented, and
revised by faculty as
appropriate.
Curriculum Committees
Program Assessment
Committee
CoNH curricula are
logically structured to
achieve expected and
individual and
aggregate student
outcomes.
Element
Teaching-Learning
Practices and
Environments
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Evaluation Criteria
Timeline
Data Source
Resources
 ANA Standards for
Professional Practice
 Specialty organization
standards
 Teaching strategies
 Learning activities
 Methods of instructional
delivery
 Physical environments
(classrooms, LRC, computer
labs, clinical agencies)
 Needs of student population
Undergraduate
Curricula - odd
years
Course syllabi
Graduate
Curricula - even
years
End–of-program
evaluations
Course / faculty
evaluations
Locus of Responsibility
Expected Outcomes
Curriculum Committees
Teaching-learning
practices and
environments support
the achievement of
expected student
outcomes, consider the
needs and expectations
of the student
population, and are
evaluated on an
ongoing basis.
Program Assessment
Committee
Examples of student
work
EBI survey data
Clinical agency
evaluations
Clinical agency affiliation
agreements
Minutes of Curriculum
Committees
Student
performance
 Grading criteria and policy
 Didactic performance
 Clinical performance
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Undergraduate
Curricula - odd
years
Minutes of Curriculum
Committees
Associate Deans
Course Grades
Curriculum Committees
Graduate
Curricula - even
years
End–of-program
evaluations
Program Assessment
Committee
Examples of student
work
Comprehensive Testing
Program results (EVOVE /
HESI)
Clinical evaluations
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Faculty
Criteria for evaluating
student performance
are clearly defined for
each course and are
applied consistently,
reflecting achievement
of expected individual
student learning
outcomes.
Element
Evaluation Criteria
Timeline
Data Source
Locus of Responsibility
Expected Outcomes
STANDARD IV. PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS: AGGREGATE STUDENT AND FACULTY OUTCOMES
The program is effective in fulfilling its mission, goals, and expected aggregate student and faculty outcomes. Actual aggregate student outcomes are
consistent with the mission, goals, and expected student outcomes. Actual alumni satisfaction data and the accomplishments of graduates of the program
attest to the effectiveness of the program. Actual aggregate faculty outcomes are consistent with the mission, goals, and expected faculty outcomes. Data on
program effectiveness are used to foster ongoing program improvement.
Student Satisfaction
Student Satisfaction
At end of
program
End-of-program
evaluations
Associate Deans
End-of-program mean
overall satisfaction at
=>2.5
Alumni Satisfaction
Alumni Satisfaction
Annually
EBI graduation survey
1-3-5 yr. Alumni surveys
Associate Deans
90% of alumni will be
satisfied with education
program
90% of employers will
be satisfied with
graduates
Employer
Satisfaction
Employer Satisfaction
Annually
1-3-5 yr. Employer
surveys
Associate Deans
Graduation Rates
Graduation Rates
Annually
Graduation Rates Tables
Office of Student and
Alumni Affairs
National average NCLEX-RN Pass
Rate
Annually
OBN NCLEX Reports
Associate Dean for
Undergraduate
Education
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NCLEX-RN Pass
Rates
NCLEX Program Reports
ANCC Reports
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Certification Pass
Rates
Employment Rates
PNCB Reports
Certification Pass Rates
Employment Rates
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Annually
Annually
Faculty Organization
minutes
Certification Reports
Alumni Survey – 1 year
following graduation
Associate Dean for
Graduate Program
Graduate Track Directors
Office of Student &
Alumni Affairs
BSN 50% On-time
BSN 75% overall
RN/BSN TBD
MS TBD
DNP TBD
Exceed 95%
of the national average
for first-time candidates
in a calendar year
90% Certification pass
rate
90% of undergraduate
alumni employed in
nursing or enrolled in
graduate school
Element
Evaluation Criteria
Timeline
Data Source
Locus of Responsibility
Expected Outcomes
95% of Graduate alumni
employed in area of
concentration
Formal Complaints
Records of Grievances
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Annually
Minutes of Student
Affairs Committee
Minutes of Curriculum
Committees
Dean
Associate Deans
Student Affairs
Curriculum Committees
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Grievance policy
provides mechanism for
student appeal.